Chapter 13: The Only Trace of Clarity Left in the Torrent of Decay
In the blink of an eye, the sun disappeared above the horizon, and the Knights of the Night's Watch's weekly weekly meeting came to an end, and after the people had left one after another, only the figure on the first and the clerk behind him were left in the originally somewhat crowded hall. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
......After confirming that the people were gone, the Commander-in-Chief of the Order stretched out in spite of his image, and Arak, who was standing behind him, did not show any surprise at the Commander-in-Chief's behavior.
Because Arak knew very well that the Commander of the Night Watch was an upright and respected ruler in front of the world, but in private, he was just an approachable and good man, and the Commander had told Arak more than once that his personality was not suitable for the position of Commander-in-Chief.
After stretching his waist, the commander-in-chief lowered his head slightly, as if thinking about something, and said after a long time: "Arak, do you think today's summary report is meaningful?" ”
"Answer you truthfully." Arak said calmly, "Basically. ”
"Tell me about it."
"The barrier near the pale woodland of Nuoda Kyle City has been loosened, and it has been found out that it is caused by the private soldiers of the rich people in the city, since they have found out the reason, the subordinates feel that there is really no need to get it to the summary meeting to say it again, it should be explained why the rich private soldiers will attack the guardian barrier of the woodland, and the fishermen of Wudu caught a rare golden octopus, and the subordinates really don't want to comment, and then it is the incident of the war horse grabbing pig feed to eat in Fengding County......"
"The kingdom has been comfortable for too long, these people live a life of eating and waiting for death every day, and the weekly routine report is really nothing serious."
"There are still two things worth noting." Arak whispered, "The first is that I have found sightings and encounters on the outskirts of the Pale Glades, and second, there is something about the Knight Commander of Tammyhir. ”
"You have the talent to hear the two most important messages from such a mixed summary meeting." The commander-in-chief's voice swept away the previous cynicism, and he was immersed in it with calmness and strictness, "I have already sent someone to investigate the demon encounter on the periphery of the pale woodland, not suspicious, but real, although I don't know the reason for the appearance of the demon, but fortunately, it is a night demon, which makes people feel a lot more relieved." ”
Arak was stunned for a moment, then leaned forward and said softly: "The commander-in-chief is wise, and he can handle the most important things perfectly before the weekly meeting. ”
"Less sycophants." The commander-in-chief paused for a moment and continued, "I am more concerned about the second thing. ”
"Is there anything about the Knight Chief of Tammyhir violating the Night's Watch Code by dating an alien woman and having offspring?"
"That's right." The Commander-in-Chief leaned forward, propped his arms on the table, crossed his hands, pressed the back of his hand to his chin, and whispered, "Tammyhir was my best student and subordinate, and I know him too well. ”
"In that case, it seems that you don't need to worry, after all, you should know him very well......"
"It's because I understand that I'm worried!" The Commander-in-Chief interrupted Arak and continued, "Because with his character, it is all too likely that such a thing would be done!" ”
"Uh......"
Arak, who was interrupted by the commander-in-chief, looked confused, and the commander-in-chief seemed to know his expression: "You don't have to be so surprised, you know, Tamishil himself has half of the foreign blood, so he doesn't pay much attention to the fact that the bloodline is pure or not, and that kid is very good-looking...... Handsome. ”
I don't know if it's an illusion, Arak felt that the last words of the commander-in-chief were sour.
"Then in that case, why do you want to let Chief Scattered Wind handle this matter on his own?"
"Boy, you must know that it is not only me who thinks I am not suitable for the position of commander-in-chief, but there are many people in this Knights of the Night Watch who think so."
"That ......"
"Arak, don't you think that there are many times when the Night's Watch Knight's Code doesn't apply to a knight? In many cases, it binds the knights, causing them to make decisions that are ruthless and unjust, and I know this very well. ”
“……”
Arak didn't say a word, he couldn't imagine that the one who said such a big rebellious thing would be the commander of the Night Watch in front of him!
"The Code of the Night Watch Knights tells us that we must go against all our 'human nature', cut off all worldly relationships and distractions, minimize all our material comforts, and silently dedicate everything to the world, and we will become the light and shield of the nation."
"I'll admit that some of them make sense, but some of them are also very unrealistic."
"The Knights of the Night's Watch can have the status and prestige they have today in the country of Shadow Inheritance, it can be said that it is all the credit of Lord Anlu's generation, and he is the only one left in his generation, we don't know what a great price those venerable ancestors used in that chaotic era in exchange for our current peaceful life, but we have the responsibility and obligation to protect this hard-won life."
As if sensing Arak's nervousness, the Commander-in-Chief paused and waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to be too nervous.
"Frankly speaking, from the perspective of Mr. Tammyhir and his superiors, I have to admit that Tammyhir is a very perfect person, always rushing to the forefront when it is dangerous, doing everything himself, cool head and meritocracy decision-making, but also has a terrible sense of perseverance and justice, I am sometimes really proud that the Knights have such talents."
"Tammyhir is the wealth of the Night Watch Knights of our Shadow Country, and was once my student and my subordinate, and everyone knows about this kind of thing."
After speaking, the commander-in-chief sat up straight, looked back into Arak's eyes, and said with a chilling sense of danger in his tone: "His loyalty to the kingdom and his personal talents, even if he really does these things, I will protect him, as long as it does not endanger the security of the kingdom and the lives of the people, what his private life is like, I really don't want to care." ”
Arak couldn't interject, all he could do was listen quietly.
"But there are people in the Order who don't think so, they want to attack the strength of my commander-in-chief, consolidate their own power, for their own rights, their own interests, they don't care about the interests of the Knights, and even the country, if it is calculated in strict accordance with the Code, these people have already violated the bottom line of the Code, and their guilt is a hundred times heavier, a thousand times heavier than Tammyhir's!"
"Leave this matter to the proposer to solve it himself, let the people behind him think that I am powerless to distract, so that I can catch their fox tails, I must pull these people out, for the kingdom, for the knights, they are the biggest threat." The Commander-in-Chief narrowed his eyes, "It's been peaceful for too long, and the Night's Watch Knights have become corrupted......"
After listening to the commander-in-chief, Arak took a step back and respectfully made a standard knightly salute to the elder in front of him, at this moment, his heart was full of admiration.
"But at least you are the only Qingming left in this torrent of decay."